Patric Young (4) of the Florida Gators dribbles to the basket against Fresno State earlier this month. Today, Young can hit the 1,000-point mark in his career.

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David Jones
FLORIDA TODAY

University of Florida's Patric Young came to the program hyped as a center who would take the Gators to great heights. Now a senior, he's come close - with a trio of Elite Eight appearances - but so much was expected.

In today's 3 p.m. game against Savannah State (2-10) the Jacksonville native will secure a spot in UF's history if he scores 12 points, becoming one of the school's 1,000-point scorers.

Young has struggled at times offensively for Florida (9-2 and ranked 13th and No. 14 in the Associated Press and USA Today polls) this year, currently at 10 points a contest, but he's been better of late ...